Good Day
Maria had a nice time with Virginia this morning in music therapy. She was engaged, and oh, so affectionate! Good day at school. When I dropped her off today, a little blond boy yelled out, “Hey, Maria’s here! Miss Kelly [teacher], Maria’s here!” That’s the 2nd or 3rd time the kids in the playground have yelled that when I’m loading Maria up in her stroller. Does a mom good to hear it…
Sue said Maria ate a good lunch, and she ate a good dinner for me. Big spoonfuls of macaroni & cheese (you know, what the feeding therapists tell me not to feed her because it’s a mix of textures. Whatever!), lots of it, and no choking! As Andy mentioned, she’s not been eating well lately. She’s back down just under 30 lb., so it was great to see her eat 2 good meals in one day. Plus she does love her milk, so that’s always a given–so far. When she’s not eating, I load up her milk with half & half, pudding, yogurt, rice cereal, coconut milk–anything to boost the calories.
But the best part of the day was after I got home at 6pm and after she ate her good dinner, we went for a walk. I could tell she was so tired, so as soon as we got home, I got her jammies on and put her to bed. She was fussy and restless, so I went in to settle her down. She reached up with both arms and gave me a hug around my neck, without hair pulling, hugged me for a minute or two, then one arm dropped, and the other arm dropped–she fell asleep just like that! Even though work SUCKS lately, that one little hug made my bad day melt away and reminded me what really matters…